Texas carried out the nation’s first execution of the year, putting to death a man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend in a 1998 double murder.

A Texas man became the first person executed in the U.S. this year. The man killed his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend. At one point, he escaped prison for three days.

Charles Thompson, who once briefly escaped custody after being sentenced to death, is scheduled to be executed Wednesday ...

Charles Thompson, who was convicted of murdering of his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend in 1999, is scheduled to become ...

Texas is set to carry out its first execution of the year Wednesday.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From left to right: James Broadnax, Cedric Ricks, Edward Busby Jr., and Charles Thompson. All are scheduled to be executed in ...

Texas on Wednesday evening conducted the United States' first execution of the year, putting a 55-year-old man to death for the 1998 double murder of his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend.

Texas executed Charles Victor Thompson for the double murder of his ex-girlfriend, Dennise Hayslip, and her new boyfriend, ...

At 6:50 p.m. Wednesday, Charles Victor Thompson became the first Texas death row inmate to be executed in 2026. Thompson, 55, ...